Isle of Wight News

The new curriculum will include boat-building, including specifications and designing prototypes; navigation electronics; celestial navigation; tides; admiralty chart conventions; shipping forecasts; practical boat-handling skills; and attending Cowes Regatta to celebrate the production of boats.

The £10m public liability insurance is in place and the 'Friends of the Umbrella Tree Ltd' has been officially formed. The Friends are now waiting for the Isle of Wight council to respond.

The number of hospital admissions of young people for alcohol abuse only rose by one in 2018-19, but substance misuse rose by a third.

Would you be prepared to strip off and experience naked dining in what's described as "a safe, friendly environment"? OnTheWight has details of what's on offer.

Isle of Wight tourism businesses are being warned to be vigilant after Island accommodation providers were targeted by scammers.

The announcement was made following Saturday's AGM. Other events will take place throughout the year building towards a main Pride event in 2020. Cllr Love addresses the homophobic comments made on social media.

Over 100 Islanders watched the front of the march set off at midday, and they were still marching through central London at 5pm. Report, photos and video within.

Police are still carrying out enquiries to establish if any other vehicles were involved, or whether this was a single vehicle collision. Please get in touch if you know anything that could help.

Twelve-year-old Charlie Adkins has been involved with horses since the age of two and hopes to one day compete in the Olympics - in the meantime, he's picking up awards and accolades left, right and centre.

A good chunk of government funding is now making its way to the Isle of Wight to kick-start a new micro brewery.

Usually resident in African countries and the Mediterranean, the Great Spotted Cuckoo has been seen in Ventnor.